"Ars, do you not build a castle here?
"From the castle? Here?"
"That's not true. You've built a castle near the southern river, but you're almost here in Balka now. If so, why don't we build a castle here?"
Gran said something like that when he saw me build a refrigerator warehouse.
Although it is true that the castle in Kawakita was built on the border with the city of Fontana, the significance of its existence was diminished by the ceasefire agreement with Carlos.
Because I didn't want Carlos to have that castle.
But I didn't want to be honest with you because I didn't want to be taken away from the castle I built right away.
So, as a result of the negotiations, instead of acknowledging my ownership of the castle, I was restricted to stationing my troops at the minimum necessary.
As a result, it is now almost like a gateway and post town between the city and Balkan village.
"But isn't that all Gran wants to do after all?
"That's not true. Building a castle has many meanings. One of them is to show power."
"Power? Don't you think I'm feeling better when I try to show you that?
"That's not true. Instead, it's absolutely necessary. Everyone knows the strength of Ars when he was on the battlefield. But on the contrary, I don't know anything else. Some of them are still reluctant to pay taxes to their child, Lord Ars."
"... I see. In other words, in order to collect taxes without delay, we will create a visible symbol of power."
"That's not what I meant. Therefore, it is better to consider not only defense, but also decoration, like the castle in Kawakita."
Hmm.
I wonder if that makes sense.
However, I still wonder if Gran wants to build a castle.
No one would want to pay any more taxes on me, who has a four-kilometer wall of land and won directly against the Fontana army.
Castle construction is not an urgent necessity.
But it's not okay as it is.
There were other tasks that came to an end, and I started thinking about getting one here and there.
First, let's check the status quo.
The village where I was originally born, the village of Balka.
To the north of this Balkan village was a vast forest.
I gunned down the forest and surrounded the land with walls.
The area is four kilometers on one side.
However, not only the excavation site, but also from the excavation site to the northeast, it has been set up as a forestry area for the trees as a forest management area.
Well, to put it simply, the north side of the village was almost under my control before I became a Balkan knight.
Straight south from Balkan village, there was a city of Fontana, but there was a river at its midpoint, and a castle was built north of the river.
And there is a neighboring village where Balgas and the others lived as far southwest as Balkan Village.
If you look at the road that connects the three, it looks like a quadrangular triangle.
This is the land I am ruling as a Barca Knight.
But if you think about it, the best building in the Balkan Knight's Landing will be a castle in Kawakita.
Though there are long walls on my land, it is no surprise that a completed castle will have more impact.
Perhaps the merchants from the other side will think that there is a lord who will rule over the land in the castle.
Considering that, it may not be possible to build a new castle in the sense of creating a place where the top of the Barca Knights will be here.
But if that's the case, maybe we can take another step forward.
Build the heart of the Barca Knight's Landing.
I am concerned that there is no place at the core of the Vulcan Knight Regiment at this time.
It may be related to the fact that there are not so many merchants gathered yet even though we are opening the Free City.
Yes, it is.
For me, who could be sent to battle to be summoned by the Fontana family at any time and used to crush it, a serious reign of land would only increase the chances of instant death.
In order to increase their combat power, it is better to gather and settle people from all over the world.
Then let's create a city where people want to come from themselves.
So I decided to redevelop the land.